Honey extractor



W. D, PEEL. HONEY EXTRACTOR. APPLICATION FILED JUNE 6. 1921.

Patented Dec. 51, 1922.

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HONEY EXTRACTOR. APPLICATION FILED JUNE 6,192].

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Application filed. June 6,

To aZZ whom it may concern I I Be it known that l, VVIRT D. Penn, acitizen of the United States, residing in the city and county of SanFIQHClSCOyaHC i State of California, have invented a new and usefulImprovement inalrioncy Extractor of which the following isa'specification.

My invention relates to in'iprovements in honey extractors of thecentrifugal type wherein honey comb frames may be re volved upon arotating reel to reverse the comb without stopping the rotation of thereel.

The primary object of my invention is to provide an improved extractorfor extractin the honey from honey combs by centrifugal force. g i

Another object or my invention is to provide improved means forreversing a honey comb frame during rotation to'permit the extraction ofhoney from both sides of the comb.

A further object is to. provide an improved honey comb retaining memberarranged to be readily removed for cleaning.

Afurther object is to provide an improved construction adapted to permiteasy access to all parts of the extractor to facilitate operation andcleaning.

I accomplishthese and other objects by means of the device disclosed inthe draw,- ings forming a part of the present speoi fication whereinlike characters of reference are used to designate similar partsthroughout said specification and drawings and in which Fig. l is avertical section of my improved honey extractor, r

Fig. 2 is a horizontal section takeualong the line 2-2 of Fig. 1 in thedirection indicated. p

Fig. 3 is an enlarged broken detail of my improved reversing pinion.

Fig. 4t is a broken detail disclosing the operation ofmy-reversingmeans, the section being shown. on reduced scale, as thoughtaken along the line H of Fig. 3. I

Referring to the drawings the numeral 1 is used to designate in generala receptacle open at the top and, having aconical bottom 2 and, providedwith a suitable outlet 3. The bottom 2 is inclined to give the greatestdepth adjacent the outlet 3 thereby insuring complete draining. Y Y I Ashaft 4 is centrally mounted within the receptacle 1, the lowerend'offithe shaft be 7.921. -Seiia1 No. #175,465.

ins-mounted in a suitable bearing 6 at the end of the shaft 41 extendingabove the top of the receptacle through a transverse bar 7 having slots8 arranged to engage the edges oi thereireptacle 1 iforvretaining theshaft in central alignn'ient. is mounted upon the upper end of the shaft4.: and arranged to engage friction drivoi the conical bottom 2, and theupper,

A suitable disc 9 ingdiscfll secured upon a horizontally disposed shaift12 mounted upon the bar? by means oi." bearing brackets 14, the shaft 12being operatively connected to any suitable source of power, notshown.

A. hublo having a flange 17- is secured to the shaft d adjacent thelower bearing-"6.

A hub18 having a flange 19 is secured to the upperportion of the shaft4:. A plurality of bands 21 having the outer portion circular inoutline. are secured to the flange 19 and L-shaped arms 22 and connectedbetween the outer edge. of the bands 21 and the flange 17,055 the hub 16to form a skeleton reel.

The circular portion of the bands 21 are shaped to receive flanges 23formed [upongears 24 movably mounted therein and meshupon the flanges 19of the hub 18 by means oit' bolts' 27. The idler gearsv mesh with apinion 28 rotatably mounted upon the shaft t the "function of whichwill. be hereafter more fully described. I j

.Honev comb frame receiving members 31 comprising ll-shaped framev 32from-sheet metal or other suitable material andhaving flanges 33 turnedinwardly upon the sides thereof are provided with widened portions 34:the top. said widened por-v sha ped mg with idler gears 26rotatably'mounted;

tions being adapted :to' fit into the inner surface oizthe flanges23offth'e gears 24 which Twill hereinafter refer. to as thereversinggears. A. pin 36 is secured in central position upon thelowerside of each trame32to engagean aperture in an arm whereby. themembers 31' are revolvablv 'mounted', upon the reel. the upper portionof the members 31 being retained in operative position bythe gears 24engaged by the bands 21; A. suitable screen 37 of relatively large meshis secured uponthe front and bacli of the .U-shaped frame 32 between-theflanges to form a pocket adapt- "ed to receive'a honey comb vframe 38.from wl' ich the honey is to be extracted.

I Abralre hub ll .iormedjintegrally with or awn secured to thepinion 28rotatably mounted upon the shaft 1- is arranged to receive a brake bandd2 operatively connected to a lever e3 whereby rotation of the hub 11and the pinion 28 with the shaft 4 may be prevented for a purposehereafter explained. A brake hub at is secured to the shaft 4 adjacentthe hub 41 and arranged to receive a brake band 46 operated by a lever47 whereby rotation of the shaft t may be retarded.

The operation of my invention is as follows:

The revolrab'le honey comb frame receiving members 3 1 each having areversing gear 2e mounted upon the widened portion 3a of the frame 82are placed in operative position upon the reel with the flanges 23engaged by the bands 22 and the gear teeth in mesh with the idler gears26 as above desc ibed. The wax is out from both sides ofhone combs inhoney filled frames 38 and the frames 38 placed in the pockets of themembers 81 in'the position shown in a F l and 2 of the drawings. Poweris now applied through the shaft 12 to rotate the reel at a highvelocity, the centrifugal fete created causing the honey withinthecellsupon the outer-side of the honey comb to thrownoutwardly intothe receptacle. As the pinion 28 is rotatably mounted upon the shaft ait will rotate freely with the shaft and reel, the relative positions ofthe pinion28 the idler gears 26 and the reversing gear-s 2st remainingunchanged during rotation. When the honey "has been thus extracted fromthe outer cells of the comb in the frame 38, thefle ver 4 3 is moved tocause a pressure to be applied upon the hub 411 by the bralre bancl 4E2thereby preventing rotation of the pinion 28 with the shaft 4. Rotationof the reel will now cause the idler to rotate and the reversing gears24.: to be rotated within the bands 21 by the idler gears 26 until themembers 31 engaged by the inner surface of the gears 2% have been movedthrough an angle of 180 thereby reversing the position of the members 31and the frames 38 therein. The rotation of the gears 24: and 26 when thepinion 28is i'eldagainst rotation is indicated by arrows in Fig; 1- ofthe drawings. The brake lever 48 is now moved to release the brakethereby permitting free rotation of the pinion 28, and the extraction ofthe honey from the opposite side of the combs. In this manner the combframes may be reversed at the pleasure of the operator without thenecessity-of stopping or slowing the rotation of the reel. K v I "Whenthe honey has been extracted from both sides of the comb as aboveexplained the shaft 12 is released from the power by any suitable clutchnot shown, and rotation of the reel retarded by operating the lever 47to move the brake band 16 into contact with the hub 14;. The frames 38are now replaced with fresh ones and the operation repeated, the honeybeing withdrawn from the receptacle 1 through the outlet 3 during theoperation.

The members 31 and gears may be liftcd away from the reel and removedfrom the rece ole for cleaning thereby removing all obstructions exceptthe skeleton frame of the reel and permitting substantially tree accessfor a thorough cleaning of the receptacle. "The idler gears 26 are al win mosh withthe pinion 28 and the i 1 are shaped in such a manner thatmbers Si and the v are 24.- cannot be positioned without causing thegears 24L- to l ith the idler gears 26, in thismanner 11 ng a positivereversing connection. Laving thus described my invention what i t as newand desire to secure by Letters Patent is:

1. l i. honey extractor comprising a receptacle; a reel mounted withinthe receptacle; means for rotating said reel; a plurality of revolvablemembers rcmoyably mounted upon the reel, each member being arranged toreceive a honey comb frame; a gear removably engaging each revolvablemember and the reel; gears connecting said removable gear with the reelrotating means, said gears being normally inoperative; and means forrendering said gears operative for partially revolving the revo'lyablemember upon the reel to reverse the combs therein while said reel isbeing rotated.

2. A. honey extractor comprising a receptacle; a reel mounted within thereceptaole; a plu'ality of revolvable members removably mounted upon thereel, each member being arranged to receive a honey comb frame therein;a near removably mounted upon each rcvolva bie member movable engagementwith the reel; means for rotating the reel; gears connecting theremovable with said rotating means, said gears being normallyinoperative; and means for rendering said gears operative for partiallyrevolving the revolvable member upon the reel for reversing the honeycomb frames while said reel is being rotated.

3. A honey extractor comprising a re ceptacle; a shaft axially mountedwithin the receptacle; a reel secured to said shaft; a plurality of'revolvable members removably mountednpon the reel, each member beingarranged to receive a honey comb' frame; a gear removably mounted uponeach Ila 'rev'olvable member in movable engagement shaft to cause theidlers rotatingthereabout to revolve the removable gears and the re--volvable members to reverse the honey comb frames therein While the reelis being ro bated,

4%. A honey extractor comprising ceptacle; a shaft axially mountedWithin the receptacle; :1 reel secured to said shaft; a plurality ofrevolvable members removably mounted upon the reel, each member beingarranged to receive a honey comb fra 'ne; a gear removably mounted uponeach rcvolvable member in movable engagement with the reel; a pinionrotatably mounted upon the shaft; idler gears rotatably mounted upon thereel each idler rang the pinion and a removable gear; means-for rotatingthe shaft and reel; and means for holding; the pinion against rotationWith the shaft to cause the idlers rotating thercabout to revolve theremovable gears and the revolvable members to reverse the honey combframes therein While the reel is being rotated; and means for retardingrotat on of the reel.

5. A honey extractor comprising a receptacle; a shaft vertically mountedwithin the receptacle; a reel secured to said shaft; a plurality ofrevolvable members removablv mounted u 3011. the reel each member beingarranged to receive a honey comb frame; a reversing gear removablymounted upon each revolvable member 1n movable engagement with the reel;a pinion rotatably mounted upon the shaft; idler gears rotatably mountedupon the reel in engagement With the pinion and a reversing gear; abrake operatively connected to the pinion for holding the same againstrotation With the shaft to cause the idler gears rotating thereabout tooperate the reversing gear to revolve the revolvable member therebyreversing the honey comb frame.

6. A honey extractor comprisiiiig a receptacle; a shaft axially mountedWithin the receptacle; a reel secured to said shaft;

a plurality of revolvable members mounted upon the reel, each'memberbeing arranged to receive a honey: combi frame; a gear mounted inconnection with each revolvable member in movable engagement with thereel; pinion rotatably mounted upon the shaft; the reel, each idlerengaging the pinion and one of the gears connected with the revolvablemembers; means for rotating" the shaft and reel; and means for holding'the pinion against rotation with the shaft and the reel to cause theidlers rotating thereabout to revolve the gears and revolvable membersto reverse the honey comb frames therein While the reel is being rotatedy In Witness whereof I hereunto set signature.

WIRT n. PEEL.

idler gears rotatably mounted upon

